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(Alex Mahadevan) Paradise Boat Tours captain Sherman Baldwin will go before the Sarasota City Commission Tuesday to pitch plans for a ferry across Sarasota Bay to Bradenton Beach.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • February 15, 2017
Water transit options float forward

Can water taxis and ferries help untangle the barrier island traffic problem?

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Jay McWilliams and Michael Long are previous scholarship recipients and were models in this year' s Taste of the Keys and Fashion Show. File photo.
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 15, 2017
Longboat Key Garden Club shapes students futures

The club awards scholarships to local students each year with money raised throughout various fundraising events.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Longboat Key firefighter/paramedic Daniel Heath, right, teaches Bayport residents Chris Lake, Arlene Scarlett and Sue Rosen how to perform CPR last year. File photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 15, 2017
Longboat Key Fire Department and public tennis center team up to save lives

In December, the tennis center approached the fire department with a request that would expand their CPR efforts on the Key.

  • Longboat Key
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Courtesy photo
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 15, 2017
Longboater makes Hall of Fame

David Gorin will be inducted into the RV and Manufactured Housing Hall of Fame in August.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Photo courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • February 15, 2017
Sea Salt makes his way back home

Sea Salt was found by local anglers in Holmes Beach in October.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
Harold Ronson, Ben Krause, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer and Marvin Black
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • February 15, 2017
Supreme photo opp

Associate Justice Stephen Breyer honored by law society

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2017
Longboat Key Obituaries

Dr. Rudolph Charles Garber Jr. died.

  • Longboat Key
  • Neighbors
(John McGuire) Chef Rich Demarse shows off his new Mar Vista kitchen.
    By
  • John McGuire
  • February 15, 2017
Mar Vista gets a brand new kitchen

The Longbeach Village restaurant also welcomes a new head chef.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Park grading preceded all the improvements now onsite at Bayfront Park
    By
  • John McGuire
  • February 15, 2017
Longboat considers kayak vendors for Bayfront Park

Town staff hopes to avoid the type of overcrowding surrounding watercraft rentals in neighboring communities.

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Terri Klauber, Michael Klauber, Murf Klauber, Max Klauber and Susie Klauber —Photo by Niki Kottmann
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • February 15, 2017
Black Tie & Tales 02.16.17

From surprise birthday parties to celebrity encounters, these are the most notable social happenings of last week.

  • Black Tie
Seniors Ricky Yanez and Chance Cohen celebrate together.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • February 15, 2017
Lakewood Ranch boys soccer one win from first state title

The Mustangs play Cypress Bay at 4 p.m. on Feb. 18 at Spec Martin Stadium in Deland.

  • East County
  • Sports
Enjoy this week’s police reports from Longboat Key.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 15, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 2.15.2017

Enjoy this week’s edition of Cops Corner!

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  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 15, 2017
'A Feast for the Senses' opens at The Ringling

At The Ringling’s multisensory exhibit, experience the world as medieval Europeans did.

  • Arts + Culture
(John McGuire) Barry Gaines is working at his Parrish home on the second episode of his video epic "A World of Worlds."
    By
  • John McGuire
  • February 15, 2017
Town's IT expert creates his own world on film

Film buff hopes his production will hit the big time

  • Longboat Key
  • News
Photo by Cliff Roles
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • February 15, 2017
'Born Yesterday' offers lessons through laughter

Asolo Rep's latest delivers a timeless, empowering message — and plenty of laughs.

  • Arts + Culture
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